Metallic lining for caskets



March 3, 1931. F. Nr-:wKlRK I METALLIC LINING FOR CASKETS Filed Jan.14,. 1930 d NN INVENTOR March '3, 1931. y

F. NEwKlRK METALLIC LINING FOR CASKETS Filed Jan. 14, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet 2 mvENToR 721,' 6 ATTO l EY Patented lvlar. 3, 1931 UND uSTATES MEN-Tf F'FCE 4kFRANK NEWKiRKoF NEW YORK, N. Y., AssrGfNoR`ToNnWYoRK a BROOKLYN GASKET C0., F. NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A CORPORATION orNiaWJnesEY "METALLic LiNiNG ron crisirnrs Applicationfiled.y January 14, 1930. `'Serial No. 420,38?.r v V This "inventionrelates to an improvementl in a metallic container adapted to bedisposed within a wooden or othervburial casket Ato forma liningtherefor. It has for its object toprovide such anV article which willprovide' an added measure of protection for lthe remains ordinarilyplaced directly in the 'woodencasket A further object of the in`-`Vvention is to providea metallic casket lining,

l i0 which when contained within the ordinary wooden, casket, will' atmuch less cost aord the degree of protection secured only by a metalcasket.

I y A stillvfurther object of the invention is -15,to provide ametalliccontainer of the type set forth, which will when placed withinthe woodenouter casket, by reason of its construction, be substantiallyinvisible andthus avoid detracting from the appearance of the 20. youterwooden casket.

Av still further object of the invention vis to provide a metalliccontainer which isvspecially adapted for use as a lining for a woodencasket, but which may by reason of 525, its construction, be capable'ofindependent use as a shipping containerfor bodies.

With these objects, and such other vobjectsA as may hereinafter appear,in view, I have devised the particular arrangement of parts AVB0 setforth below and more particularly pointed out inthe claims appendedhereto.

kReference is to be had to the accompanying drawing,`.forming aparthereof, in whichl `Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvedy f metalliccasket lining; f

'Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same,V

showing `it disposed within anV ordinary wooden casket;

Figure 3 is a plan view of one of the catches l for holding the .slidingcover members in closedposit'ion;

Figure 4 is asectional lview of the upper edge of the foot of thecontainer; Figure la is a sectional view on the line la-4a of Figure 1,looking inthe direction of the arrows;

1 Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-,5 of Figure 1; i r Figure6 is aA sectional view in perspective 90 of the upper edge of vone ofthe sides of the container, showing the guide channel for the slidingcovers;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the out thel customary carvingand fembellish- Y nient found on such articles.y It is provided with thecustomary bottom 2, ends 3, and half-topv 4Q rlhe otherV or head end ofthe top isshown removed.L

The lining, towhich my invention relates,

is in the form of a separate container of sheet metal of substantialgauge. It is so shaped as to so snugly fit within the outer woodencasket 1 asto prevent any possiblel shifting movement therein. Thelongitudinal sides of this metallic container are disclosed at 5 and 6.At their upper edges these sides are so inwardly bent as to formcontinuous guide channels 7 and 8 inL which downwardly bent f edges 9and 10 formed on cover members 11 These and 12 are free tosmoothly-slide. channels 7 and 8 preferably Aentend for the full lengthof the sides 51and At the foot f end of the containerthey'connect with asimilarly formed channel 13 provided along the To reinforce andproviderigidity to the container, a wooden strip 15 extends around the innerface of the containerv directly below the channel. yThe strip extendsalong the two longitudinal. sides 5y and 46, and across the end 14.?. Atthe oppositeendl of the container, afwooden reinforcing strip 17 isused, the same having anj upper Ynarrower portion l18 to reinforce anupstanding projection 19 provided at that' end of the container;

This projection 19 is provided with an inwardly proj ectinggroove 20whichreceives a rolled edge 21 formed on the end of the upper 'covermember 12 When such cover member is in its closed position as disclosedin ligures 1, 2 and 5. rlhe inner side of the container may besuitablyreinforced by Wood or metallic strips or braces Whereif'er desired toadd strength and rigidity to the structure, the appearance ot `theinside of the container being relatively unimportant since it is usuallylined or covered with padded textile fabric.

rl`hus, such rein'forceinentsi used, are covered 1 of the cover member,is secured a catch member Which has a hook-shaped part 24 that engageswith eye 25 provided on the upper edge of the end 14 or" the container.|lllhe hook member 24 of the catch is pivoted at 26 to a locking lever2? which is in turn pivoted at 29 to the cover member 11. rlhe lockingYlever 2T is formed Wit-h an upstanding fingerves engaging portion 28,permitting the lever to be manipulated to cause the hook 24 to be heldin engagement With the eye 25 as disclosed in Figure 3 or releasedtherefrom When desired'.

rllhe cover member 11 is provided with downwardly bent longitudinal sideedges 9, the lower ends of which are rolled as at 80 to providerigidity.' These lower rolled edges 30 slide smoothly in the channels 7and 8, such channels beingV of sufficient Tvvidth to also receive thedownwardly dependent side edges 10 on the cover member 12. To permitsaid cover member 12 to slide Vfreely and noiselessly in the channels't' and 8, l cover these edges 10 With some soit sound-deadeningmaterial such as felt, the same being disclosed at .31 in Figures 4a and8.

fit its end that is located at the head of the casket the cover member12 is provided with a pair of catches 32, Vthe same being similar inconstruction to that disclosed in Figure 3. These catches are adapted toengage With eyes 33 formed on the endf19 to hold the cover member 12 inits closed position.

ln order to prevent the cover members from Arising vertically, unlessvit is desired to manually raise them, l provide projections 34 and 35Which extend inwardly from the sides 5 and ,6 ot the container andoverlie one of the other of the covers. rlov aid in sliding the covermember 12back and forth, l provide a handle 36 adjacent itsV end.

From the foregoing, the manner in which my improved casket lining isused Will be readily understood. lt will be seen that the same lwhenitted Within the conventional Wooden casket, and when both the casketand the metallic container are suitably lined With the usual Ytabriclining, is substantially invisible and thus does not detract from thenormal appearanceot the Wooden casket. To View the body, the covermember 12 is slid downwardly in the vdirection o't' the arr-ow disclosedVin Figure 1, to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, Whereit overlies the other cover member 11.V It Will be noted also, that wheninthis position, both the cover members 1l and 1 2 are hidden fromview'by the portion 4 of the Wooden casket cover.

ml h th t t ll' Conl .ioug e use or an inner me a 1c tainer or liningfor caskets l ailord the degree of protection to a Woodenv casket onlyobtainable through the use of aV Wholly metallic casket of far greatercost. It `desired the metallic lining may be sealed by an`application'ot solder in the channels 1, 8 and 13 and thus securely andimmovably axing the Covmembers position. The metallic lining containeris. also capableV of use as an independent shipping container forbodies.

Y lt Will also be noted that the cover members are so ittedin theirchannels that they may be readily lifted vertically out ofthe same toWholly uncover the container and permit the body to be placed therein.

Having described oneembodiment of my invention, it is obvious that thesame is not tobe restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover allstructures coming Within the scope of the annexed claims.

TvWhat l claim is 1. Av metallic container for the interior of Woodencaskets, said container adapted to tit the inside of the Wooden casket,and provided With sliding .covers adapted tolbe moved to overlap oneanother. i

2. A. metallic container lttingthe inside of a Wooden casket, said`container provided with slidable covers independently removable fromthe container.

3. A metallic container, fitting the interior ot a Wooden casket, saidWooden casket having a covered toot portiomsaid container having slidingcovers capable ofbeing moved to an .overlappedV position at thecoveredtoot portion of the Wooden casketl whereby said covers may be covered bythe foot portion of the Wooden casket. Y Y

` 4. A sheet-metal container V`adapted to t Within a Wooden casket,channels provided in the upper edges of said containercovers having edgeportions iitting in and s lidably movable in said channels and .lockingmeans at the opposite ends of the Container for engaging with saidcovers and holding `the. same closed over the container.

5. A metallic container for interment purposes comprising a sheet met-a1containing member having channels provided along its upperedges, a pairof cover members slidably mounted to move in said channels, with one ofsaid covers slidable ovel1V ,the other, andv means for engaging Withsaid covers and 'holding the same in their position of greatestseparation. 6. A Wooden casket having its top adjacent its foot providedVvvith a covered portion, a metallic liner vfitting the interior of theWooden casket-` said metallic liner being provided With sliding coversand a channeled edge poi-tion yto accommodate' the edges of said Covers,said covers being capable of slid-v ing movement With-respect to oneanother fwhereby said covers may be moved to an overlapped relationshipat the foot of the Wooden casket andbe rendered indiscerniloleL by thecovered portion thereof.

Signed at the city of NeW York, county of Kinfrs and State of New York,this 18th day of Jnuary, 1930.

20 FRANK NEWKIRK.

